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PUBLIC AFFAIRS EDITOR

Maddie Crabtree

GRAPHICS EDITOR
Trinity Powell
GRAPHIC DESIGNERS
Kennedy Homan Kainin Blissett

PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR STAMPEDE STAFF size.
Ethan Meyers The need for exclusivity has erod-
PHOTOGRAPHERS Childhood movies such as “Mean
Girls” and “High School Musical” ed as times have changed and people
Brittany Coates Maddie Crabtree have been depicting the different lay- have become more diverse. In this
ers of what it means to be in a clique generation, people are still social by
Delaney Reed Aimee Leal since the early 2000s. In these movies, hanging out with others. The dynam-
in order to be social, you must be part ic of friendships has evolved. People
HEADLINES EDITOR of a group. can have a group of friends or even
Chesney Wargo just one best friend, because in the
These groups categorize specific big picture, it doesn’t matter. Rather
HEADLINES REPORTERS interests. For example, “High School than more exclusion, diversity has
Musical” has the jocks and theatre sprung from the ashes of our previ-
Thuy-An Nguyen Avani Shah kids seperated. Regina George’s ous notions of what it means to be in
famous one-liner, “You can’t sit with a clique.
Laurel Westphal us,” has given a name to the exclusiv-
ity of cliques across the board. Cliques have evolved from a
THE SCORE EDITOR narrow group of people who look
What does the word clique really alike, to people who now think alike.
Kellie Foy mean? According to Merriam-Web- Depending on your involvement
ster, a clique is a narrow, exclusive with extra-curriculars, you might
THE SCORE REPORTERS circle or group of persons. When find yourself becoming friends with
thinking of cliques, it is often used in the people who do the same things
Myra Bajwa Tyler Burleyson the same context of high school. But as you. This being said, these are
are cliques even still around? not your only friends. With multiple
SPOTLIGHT EDITOR activities comes a diverse spread of
Connor Smith These movies don’t depict reality, people.
even though sometimes we might
SPOTLIGHT REPORTERS want them to. High school is not a Looking around our school, there
Claudia Grzyb Abbey Malbon musical and students don’t break are still groups of friends (no doubt!).
out into song during lunch, but the Although, there is no longer a need to
Juthi Saha idea of having different interests than only have those friends. This gener-
your friends is something to empha- ation is more open minded to being
PROFILES EDITOR independently social.
Zyma Lakhani

PROFILES REPORTER
Tanvi Pant

PERSPECTIVES EDITOR

Liam Sweeney

PERSPECTIVES REPORTERS

Nate Burleyson Ryah Walker

Ben Weiss Brandon Yechout

FACULTY ADVISER
Adam Page

HEADLINES

NAHS DEMONSTRATES
SUPPORT TO LOAVES AND
FISHES THROUGH THE
CREATION OF A MURAL

CHESNEY WARGO

The National Art Honors Society Mission Impossible held the Collage Concert together. Photo by: Ethan Meyers
created a mural for Loaves and Fishes
throughout the months of November and A LOOK BEHIND THE CURTAIN OF
December. Loaves and Fishes is a non- THE COLLAGE CONCERT
profit organization that allows families Students also had to keep an eye on
to pick their own groceries supplied by AVANI SHAH the livestream of the show so they could
donations. The idea to display a mural get to stage before their performance.
arose when they were left with a blank Collage is synonymous with Christ-
wall after redecorating. mas for Metea music students. Hard “Some of it is trying not to miss your
work and time goes into the develop- act,” junior Zenia Walker said.
A leader at Loaves and Fishes pro- ment of the annual show, but many
posed the idea for a mural to Metea only see the surface of the show. While Before students went on to perform,
senior Iris Xu, a Teen Board chairperson various music ensembles were perform- each ensemble huddles into the cleared
and the main graphic designer at Loaves ing, a team of students set up upcoming out Black Box Theater. They were sup-
and Fishes. The National Art Honors layouts for different performances. posed to be silent, but everyone talked in
Society then adopted the project under hushed voices. When it was time for the
sponsor Karen Popovich’s supervision. There was a setup team of music stu- finale, about three hundred students and
dents in charge of reorganizing the stage their instruments were crammed into
The mural is to represent the five core known as, Mission Impossible. the Black Box in wonky rows. They were
values of the organization: compassion, hurried through the engineering hallway
peace, service, hope, and dignity. “Tri-M and the Association of Music into the back of the stage, where they fill
Parents are the backbones of the show,” an entire bandshell.
“We decided on what to draw by look- Tri-M president Kimmy Chung said.
ing at the parameters Loaves and Fishes Once it was time, senior Joram Hadd-
gave us and sketched our own ideas. Offstage, multiple things were ad and sophomore Morgan Dudlicek
Then we got together, talked about what happening at once. All students were lifted the curtain open to the remaining
was a reasonable time frame and budget, corralled into homerooms with their musicians. When the finale ended, stu-
and merged our favorite ones into one respective music group. There were a dents poured out of the bandshell, ready
collaborative piece,” Xu said. couple of common trends in each of the to take pictures, eat, and get ready for the
homerooms, Cards Against Humanity, next concert.
The art students’ hope is that the homework, and snacks galore. In the
mural will serve as an inspiration and a Treble Singers homeroom, girls curl their However, the work does not end with
positive spark in the community. hair and clutch entire boxes of pizza. In the final song. The entire process is done
the Wind Ensemble homeroom, someone again four separate times, all in prepara-
“Since it will be up on display a lot of brought a mini-television and connected tion for the next concert.
volunteers who visit Loaves and Fishes a gaming system to it. “It’s a lot of group
will see our work and be inspired by bonding,” junior Palash Bhanot said. Each counterpart backstage added up
what the organization is all about. to another successful multi-music concert
due to the work of Mission Impossible.
They’ll see that resolving an issue like
hunger is a community effort,” senior
Isabella Gonzales said.

The mural is one of the newer commu-
nity art projects NAHS has participated
in. In years past they have competed in
War of the Windows.

This competition has become a yearly
tradition between the valleys and other
naperville schools where art students
paint windows at Innovative Orthodontic
Centers in Naperville.

Look out for their piece along with
Waubonsie and Neuqua submissions this
winter.

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THE IDEA PROJECT

PROMOTES CHANGE BASED
ON THE STUDENT VOICE

LAUREL WESTPHAL

The drinking fountain in the com- For example, Co-head of The Idea Graphic by Kennedy Homan
mons, the benches in the courtyard, the Project, Senior Alexa Jordan, said, “We
tents at student tailgates: what do these have really fun ideas sometimes, too. 05
things all have in common? Two years ago, we had a project proposal
for a rock climbing wall.
These items are all products of The
Idea Project, a plan created by Student The rock climbing wall is still on the
Government to include the student table by the way.”
body’s ideas based on a ballot.
Other ideas like a microwave and
“It is participatory budgeting, so stu- phone chargers in the library were pro-
dents decide how we should spend some posed as well. While these haven’t gone
of our student government budget,” through (yet), it’s safe to say if you have
StuGo Adviser, Donald Pankuch said. an idea, they will at the very least be
considered.
The process changes a little bit with
each new school year, but it’s fairly This project is more than just mak-
similar from year to year. Generally, ing sure someone knows you think that
what happens is students can click on a phone chargers would make school a bet-
link, found on posters hung around the ter experience for you.
school, and input their ideas for improv-
ing the school to encourage positive The Idea Project helps to include stu-
change. dents, to make them part of the school in
an impactful way.
After the ideas have been input, they
are compiled and sorted through based “I don’t have any ideas for it, but just
on topic, trends, and uniqueness. A hearing about it, I think students being
formal proposal is then created by The involved with how the school works is
Idea Project Committee and shown to the really important,” junior Emilka Ch-
Principal Advisory mielewski said

Board to be discussed. The Student Even the people who are involved
Government leaders of The Idea Project with it feel that it’s something bigger
present the best ideas and see which than them. They help boost student
ones will be completed. At that point, the morale and involvement with the school.
approved ideas are funded by StuGo’s Jordan said, “When the projects go
money and then implemented in the through, it makes me feel like my voice is
school. heard and impactful.”

The Idea Project has been utilized for So, if you’re someone who’s thinking
four years. With this year’s installment, it of getting involved with the Idea Project,
can continue to improve Metea based on take Jordan’s advice and “Just do it! We
the students’ needs. want to hear your voice.”

The things that are suggested might The Idea Project will run later this year
not even be strong needs for the school, and can be accessed via links on posters
but they could possibly add to the stu- and on MeteaMedia.
dent experience.
For more information, contact Donald
Pankuch at [email protected].

THE SCORE

BOYS'INTERDUM SPORT'SLANGUAGE:
WRESTLING

TYLER BURLEYSON

Women's sports draw less media attention than their male counterparts. Photos by Brittany Within every high school sport, there
Coates is a world of subculture most of us do
not know about. From golfers compar-
MEN'S SPORTS VS. WOMEN'S SPORTS: ing courses to swimmers sharing taper
stories, each of these little sports’ worlds
THE PUBLICITY DISCREPANCIES have their own eccentricities, terminolo-
gies, and philosophies.
WITHIN THE SPORTS WORLD
I talked to senior Jake Tjards about his
MYRA BAJWA While football is an iconic part of the experience with boys’ wrestling. First,
high school experience and an important we talked about weight classes. There are
Women’s sports have always been source of school pride, some athletes feel fourteen classes ranging from 106 to 285
seen inferior to the more popular male that it gets more attention than warrant- lbs, also known as heavyweight. “This
teams, but some people may not realize ed based on its performance this season. year, we have every weight class filled
the effects of this disparity. except for 106 [pounds],” Tjards said.
The IHSA State qualifying girls’ tennis Most wrestlers stay in the same class
According to the New York Times, singles teams went relatively under the during a season, with occasional matches
the men’s U.S. soccer team was paid $9 radar while the football team went 1-8 at the next class up.
million from the 2014 World Cup when and remained one of the most popular
they only went to the second round. On sports.“Football gets a lot of attention, So what do they do when they are
the other hand, the women’s team won but some other sports, like tennis, are over their weight class? They cut. ‘Cut-
the 2015 World Cup and was paid only doing really well but I didn’t really know ting’ is what they call losing weight
$2 million. about it,” senior Janssen Gamilla said. before an important meet so the athlete
can stay in their class. “If I’m cutting
At school, the effect of the discrimina- All things aside, female athletes are weight, I just diet down. So I’ll eat just a
tion is smaller but apparent. The boys’ looking forward to increased publicity in few hundred calories a day, just to drop a
football and soccer teams tend to get the the future, both in the professional world couple pounds,” Tjards said. Most wres-
most publicity during the fall season, or at Metea. tlers will diet down like Jake, but athletes
regardless of their performance. Girls’ in danger of not making weight will wear
tennis and swim however have had More and more students are coming sweats, run a few miles, or even hop
successful seasons that went unknown to to girls’ volleyball games or cheering on into a sauna to sweat off a few pounds.
most of the student body. the swim team as they head to State, and You’ve ‘made weight’ when you’ve cut
female professional sports are becoming down to your goal. If a wrestler doesn’t
“Girls’ cross country did really well more mainstream due to increased media make weight, they’ll have to wrestle up a
this season, and I feel like nobody really coverage and overall awareness about class at a serious disadvantage.
knows or talks about it,” junior Carly female sports.
Cast said. For most sports, the high profile
games tend to be against Waubonsie or
other district 203 and 204 schools. The
wrestling team looks forward to those
matchups too, but one of their biggest
meets is always their season-opener.
“Every year our first dual meet is against
Montini. Currently, they’re the number
one ranked school in the country. So
that’s always a big one,” Tjards said.

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How the simple aftermath of an injury can affect an athlete's life. Images courtesy of Madeline Crabtree

THE IMPACT INJURIES HAVE ON
ATHLETES AND PERFORMANCES
ming,” junior Sammy Mangiarelli said. be more difficult for those same injured
KELLIE FOY With the main sacrifice of not being athletes to get scholarships to the schools
they want to go to. With that being said,
As an athlete, injuries require difficult able to finish a season or participate in those athletes are working even harder
sacrifices. That might include missing an entire season comes with the loss of to get back into shape for their sports in
multiple games, meets, and sometimes having those long periods of time off. order to perform as well.
even the rest of their season.
Those long periods of a break can “I’ll have some trouble at first like I
Whether it is that athlete’s first or result in spending the time an athlete did last year when I broke my arm, but
fifth injury, getting back into the weight would originally use to practice with I’ll get back into [swimming],” Mangia-
room and onto the court or field is just as going to physical therapy and possibly relli added.
difficult. surgery.
It can be challenging to slowly prog-
“The process of getting hurt is really Having that break from sports for ress into doing the sport again to catch
frustrating mainly because I’m the type recovery and physical therapy can be up to everyone else’s progress.
of guy where I always have to be doing nice when it comes to wanting to support
something. [I] always want to work out your teammates and peers. “I’m happy I Along with the process of meeting
and not being able to is very painful,” get a break from it and that I’ll be able to the expectations an athlete missed from
senior Tyrell Cockroft said. do something else to help the team this the previous season, that athlete has to
season,” Mangiarelli said. become more lenient on where the injury
Whether it is a concussion, breaking took place in the first place.
an ankle, or dislocating a shoulder, the It can be crucial as well when it comes
life after an injury is not something that to stepping back on court, field, or diving And in result, no athlete would want
is easy to get used. Depending how bad back into the pool. to relive the same injury or surgery twice
that injury can be, it can take some time within the same year or two.
to get back into the groove of participat- Taking a season off from a sport re-
ing in a sport again. sults in the student athlete already being “The path to [playing a sport again]
a year behind everyone else on the team would just be hard because it’ll take me a
“[Swim is] the only sport I’ve ever or during tryouts. whole year to get my full strength back,
done, and I’m used to always swim- and I’m just going to go hard,” Cockroft
Between missing seasons, surgeries, added.
and physical therapy, it can possibly

07

SPOTLIGHT

08/ THE STAMPEDE Graphic by Kainin Blissett

DECEMBER 06, 2017

IS OUR GENERATION

TRULY UNDERSTANDING OUR COUNTRY’S POLITICS?

BEN WEISS felt overwhelmed by the amount of own opinions, so finding the right politi-
topics and ideas going around, so they cal beliefs to follow has become a serious
Politics play a key role in our society. felt intimidated when trying to come to a struggle for youth.
They provide a series of rights and regu- decision on complicated topics.
lations that gear us to create the best lives “There’s a lot of controversy among
for our citizens. “Its nice to be informed about what modern day politics. There’s a lot of
is going on in the world. I don’t really ideas represented on social media that
Students, who are arguably the future enjoy them, but I like being up to date may not have been backed up by facts,
of our ever growing country, have a re- with what’s going on,” junior Aayush but it gets to so many people because it’s
sponsibility to learn our political system Agarwal said. presented to such a wide audience on
and form their own opinions to shape social media,” sophomore Emilee Butler
what path future generations journey One of the main points for why this said.
through. is occurring is the amount of informa-
tion that is being spread throughout This lack of knowledge or apprecia-
It’s shocking when many teens of this social media. With its ability to allow for tion for the political world is a worrying
generation, including our own students, quick access and several opinions, it has attitude for this generation. Misinforma-
have a lack of understanding or interest opened the doors for our youth to be vo- tion and reliance on the media has made
in mainstream politics despite its impor- cal while also gaining knowledge. How- the landscape inaccessible to the younger
tance to their lives. ever, immense power means a spread of crowds and is showing harmful side
misinformation. effects.
Why is this the case? What has
changed in this new generation that Some of the information spread The youth needs to be informed on
creates this divide between youth and throughout the media is often inflamma- these topics, so it is interesting to see
politics? tory and untrue, so a general audience is politics phased out from this generation’s
more likely to latch onto or express what range of thought at the dawn of a new
Many students tended to point to they have heard despite a lack of evi- millennium.
political dilemmas that are not as rele- dence supporting them.
vant now; an example being last year’s “For us being so young, we have our
election. The amount of information being minds set on school things and what we
spread has also been pinned as a con- want to do in the future that we don’t
While many claimed to keep in touch tributor to the lack of interest in modern really pay much attention to the news
with current news, they do not have a politics. Many teens have become reliant around us,” junior Nicole Bach said.
particular interest in the subject. Many on what other people think to form their
09

SPOTLIGHT

EFFECTSOF SOCIAL MEDIA

HAVE TAKEN ITS TOLL ON TEENAGERS

WE ARE QUICKLY TURNING
INTO A GENERATION TOTALLY
DEPENDENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

ABBEY MALBON

Throughout generations, entertain- It is time to rethink our love / hate relationship with social media. Photo by Madeline Crabtree
ment has certainly evolved. Until re-
cently, the ability to communicate with In addition to being a place that students in a direction that places value
someone across the globe within seconds encourages false representation and and self-worth on externally motivated
was unheard of. The “unheard-of” is lack of sensitivity, social media has led factors,” social worker Lara Polavieja
quickly becoming a reality in today’s to an increase in real-life social dramas. said.
society. However, the rapid development Adolescents are very influenced by what
of technology comes with inevitable their peers post on social media. Recognizing the potentially harmful
consequences. effects that social media can have is the
Drama and rumors can spread very first step in understanding modern men-
Social media has become somewhat of fast and this has created anxiety and de- tal and emotional struggles. In creating
a buzzword in today’s conversations. As pression in students when they feel they a discussion, hopefully students and
a whole, it has become a prominent part cannot control what is being posted. the greater digital community will be
of many daily lives. inspired to put their phones down and
“I believe social media has made stu- work on leaving a tangible legacy, rather
Most arguably, society is beginning to dent’s focus less on themselves, their per- than a digital one.
lean on social media for the support that sonal goals, and values and has steered
we used to seek from other humans.

Social media affecting mental health
has been a popular topic for activists,
lawmakers, and schools worldwide. Our
society has definitely begun to recognize
the physical backlash that social media
provides.

“I feel like social media is making
this generation dependent on their cell
phones for communication,” junior Mi-
chael Varzino said.

Social media has developed into some-
thing more than just a platform for post-
ing. Almost unconsciously, social media
can control one’s life.

Just like all addictive habits, the initial
decisions to partake in the activity is
always voluntarily made by the user.

Apps such as Instagram and Snapchat
challenge traditional views of privacy
and intimacy.

Both privacy and intimacy have lost
value in recent years due to virtual iden-
tities and digital chatrooms.

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THE TRUTHS AND TIPS

BEHIND TEEN ANXIETY

STRESS LESS CONNOR SMITH “IT MADE IT REALLY
HARD TO TALK TO
TODAY’S TEENS ARE EXPERIENCING Senior Megan Corkey is well-known PEOPLE BECAUSE I
HIGHER RATES OF ANXIETY THAN for her tremendous leadership within the WAS CONSTANTLY
music department. Although she has ex-
EVER BEFORE. FROM SCHOOL, perienced tremendous success through- AWARE OF THE
TO FRIENDS, TO FAMILY, TO out her four years, she was one of many PESOENPIOLREMEAGRANOCOURNKEDY ”
others who faced difficulties adjusting to
EXTRACURRICULARS, TEENS ARE high school three years ago. audience each day, starting with rehears-
MORE STRESSED THAN EVER. ing in front of family members and then
Diagnosed with both general anxiety moving to a larger group of friends.
DO YOU FEEL STRESSED OUT AND disorder and panic disorder, Corkey
OVERWHELMED? HERE ARE SOME acknowledges that while her medications “You want to be exposed but with
have helped her achieve success as a certain limits,” Poll added.
WAYS YOU CAN MANAGE YOUR student, some tasks which may be simple
STRESS LEVELS. for others were once a lot harder for her. Not only can preparation for the
situation help, but finding a hobby or
EXERCISE “It made it really hard to do presenta- passion can motivate one to find success.
tions and actually talk to people because As a member of Wind Ensemble and
EVEN A FEW MINUTES OF MODERATE for some reason I was constantly aware Varsity Singers, participating in music
EXCERCISE TRIGGERS A RUSH of the people around me,” Corkey said. has helped Corkey find happiness in her
OF CHEMICALS IN YOUR BRAIN day as well as helped her focus on what
According to adaa.org, anxiety is the she loves most.
THAT CAN HELP LOWER STRESS, most common form of mental illness in
WHILE ALSO GIVING YOUR MIND A the United States and approximately “I’m really involved in music, so I’ll
DISTRACTION FROM THE THINGS 10% of teenagers suffer from at least one be playing my instrument or singing and
THAT ARE OVERWHELMING YOU. type of an anxiety disorder, so Corkey is that’s something that has really come to
certainly not alone. me. Some people like to draw or color,
PRIORITIZE and I like to journal a lot,” Corkey said.
“I would get really scared for no rea-
MAKE A LIST OF THE THINGS THAT son,” Corkey added. For anyone dealing with the symp-
YOU HAVE TO DO AND PRIORITIZE toms mentioned or dealing with a dis-
THEM FROM MOST URGENT TO LEAST While one can develop an anxiety order, one point to remember is that all
URGENT. IGNORE THE LOW-PRIORITY disorder from a variety of factors, most situations eventually pass and therefore,
ITEMS UNTIL YOU HAVE THE TIME commonly it evolves from genetics and finding a passion can help. However,
AND ENERGY TO TAKE THEM ON. “the world around us,” according to some exposure and/or practice is ben-
school psychologist Jordan Poll. Sev- eficial because it helps for even greater
HIT PAUSE eral symptoms are common, including challenges in the future.
sweaty palms and a racing heart rate.
TAKE A BREAK TO DO SOMETHING “You can never avoid every difficult
YOU ENJOY. LISTEN TO MUSIC, PLAY Unlike depression, anxiety involves thing,” Poll said.
WITH A PET, MAKE A CALMING CUP anticipated feelings and thoughts. Anxi-
OF TEA, OR WATCH A MOVIE. GIVE ety is almost always based on a situation, If you or someone you know needs
whether it be new or a result of past help managing anxiety, you can contact
YOURSELF PERMISSION TO SLOW experiences. School psychologists Jordan Poll and
DOWN AND FOCUS ON SOMETHING Janine Wange and the rest of the support
“A lot of people with anxiety try to staff.
ELSE. avoid situations. For example, if some-
one has a test one day, he or she might You can also call the National Suicide
pretend to be sick,” Poll said. Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK
(8255) or the Teen Line at 1-310-855-
Regardless of the disorder type, HOPE (4673) or 1-800-TLC-TEEN (852-
medications are always available for 8336).
proper treatment. Additionally, a good
way to help is for one’s self to consis-
tently prepare for his or her’s situation.
An obvious example is that if someone
is anxious about giving a large speech
in a few days, he or she can prepare by
gradually practicing in front of a new

11

COVER STORY

THE PRICE OF

FAST FASHION:

A LOOK AT THE IMPACT OF
FASHION CULTURE

THUY-AN NGUYEN

Fast fashion is the business model of India, China, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam, AMERICAN EAGLE NO
where 80 percent of garment workers are CHINA, GUATEMALA,
today’s fashion industry. It is a business women. It is difficult for workers, who INDIA, VIETNAM YOUR CLOT
model that turns out more clothing for have little power to oppose this system,
cheaper prices. While the concept may ap- to establish unions and fight for fair trade H&M
pear attractive, especially to students, the wages and worker rights. BANGLA
environmental and human costs are not. CAMBO
In the English Literature and Composition On the reason why the film was includ-
class, the viewing of the 2015 documenta- ed in the curriculum, English department within the fashion industry, local alter-
ry, “The True Cost” gave students a look chair Diane Tancredi elaborated on the natives may not be far away. According
behind closed doors at the consequences impact she hoped it would have. to Medill News Service, in May 2011,
of modern-day consumerism. Chicago became the largest fair trade
“I hoped [students] would be dis- city in the United States with significant
The film is an illustration of a process turbed. I hoped that they would be upset. contribution from the Chicago Fair Trade.
where clothing companies, in hopes of at- And I hoped that rather than just living This organization was formed in 2006 by a
tracting more consumers, lower the prices with that discomfort they would be group of volunteers, the organization has
of their products. Other competing cloth- moved to action,” Tancredi said.
ing companies follow suit, leading to a
cycle where the price of clothing is driven A problem of such magnitude can
lower and lower. All the while, garment seem distant to the problems students
workers become trapped in a cycle where face today. Yet, in today’s widely global-
their wages are reduced and their work- ized world, technology has enabled the
ing conditions become poorer. younger generation to be more aware of
problems around the world, more so than
“There are roughly 40 million garment they have ever been before. The question,
factory workers worldwide, the majority however, remains to be how students
of whom make less than $3 a day,” Amer- could make a difference.
ican clothing designer Eileen Fisher states
in the film. The answer may lie in the purchasing
power of teens and their influence as con-
According to the documentary, Amer- sumers. According to Forbes Magazine,
ica went from producing 95 percent of the millennial population is predicted to
our clothing to only 3 percent within the spend about $200 billion this year and be-
last 50 years. Manufacturing has been come the generation with the most spend-
outsourced to countries like Bangladesh, ing power in 2018. This significant influ-
ence in the economy underscores how
critical it is that adolescents be responsible
and conscious of where they shop.

While fair trade fashion remains sparse

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DECEMBER 06, 2017

OT MADE IN THE USA GraphicbyKennedyHoman

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institutions, and individuals. teers of all ages to get involved in activ- Wheaton, Oak Park, Des Plaines, and
ities the organization hosts in the local Downers Grove. The brand works with
“CFT increases support for economic area. six organizations to educate, employ, and
and environmental justice through con- empower women in marginalized com-
sumer education, advocacy, and promo- Many local businesses are advocating munities in India and Nepal, where their
tion of local fair trade businesses,” reads fair trade within the Chicagoland area. products are handmade. In recent years
the statement on the Chicago Fair Trade Mata Traders is a Chicago-based ethi- the brand has been gaining traction and
website. cal fashion brand featured at multiple

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boasts original designs sold in 50 states Companies like Target and Gap sell inexpensive and trendy clothes. Photo by Delaney Reed
and 12 countries. The story of Mata Trad-
ers is one of shining success. Their price mean,” English department chair Diane
tags, however, are not a pretty sight. Tancredi said.

That issue alone has been enough For more information about the cul-
to dissuade consumers from going fair ture of fast fashion, visit
trade. Instead, students should be en-
couraged to buy less and choose well. http://fashionrevolution.org/
To get involved with the Chicago Fair
In prioritizing quality over quantity, Trade Organization, visit
in consciously choosing to invest money http://chicagofairtrade.org/sup-
in clothing that is environmentally and port-chicago-fair-trade/volunteer/
humanly sustainable, teens have the
potential to bring the cycle of excessive
consumerism to a halt.

“For all the problems that feel bigger
than us maybe we can start here, with
clothing,” director of The True Cost An-
drew Morgan said.

Take responsibility. Take initiative to
make yourself a more knowledgeable
consumer, so that you are more aware of
the consequences that your actions can
have.

“Letters can be written, I think we can
do the most with our actions. Where will
we purchase things and where will we
not; spread the story. Just even telling
other people to be aware of and be
more conscious of what that label might

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PERSPECTIVES

NOTHING MATTERS

WHY THE CHANGES IN METEA ARE DOING MORE HARM THAN GOOD

LIAM SWEENEY

Administrators have recently im- Although programs like “everything matters” were meant to help the school, they have ended
plemented new rules for the 2017-2018 up doing more harm than good. Photo by Aimee Leal
school year. They have added them to try
to relieve the school from problems that “Kids need to realize that they have to everyone in the hallway without a pass is
plagued last year, such as fighting and care about doing the right thing all the ditching.
tardiness. time,” Klappauf said.
That doesn’t even compare to the
The students’ reaction to these rules This as an idea is pretty solid. We did issues with the restricted lunchroom.
have been somewhat varied. Some see have a big problem with kids coming Many students would utilize the LMC
the point in these rules and are glad to late to class last year, so it could help for studying after eating a nice meal or
see change, while the majority see these straighten out that issue. go to the practice rooms to work on a
rules as, to be blunt, stupid. piece for Band or Orchestra.
However, let’s be honest, no one takes
However, the staff disagrees. They see this seriously. Instead of coming across But now, thanks to the actions of a
these rules as the best option to make the as an inspiring slogan that reminds small-but-active amount of tardy and
school a better learning environment. kids to try and build a good image of class-skipping students, we are all affect-
themselves, it instead is scoffed as a new ed by it and punished for it. It’s com-
In reality, it’s neither of those things. slogan that, well, doesn’t matter. pletely absurd.
The ideas behind the new school rules
are sound and come from the right The new slogans are not the things I want to reiterate that these rules are
place, but are inherently archaic and not that got people fired up though, that not completely stupid. They come from a
the best solution for the problems they would be the new policies regarding the real need to make things better at Metea
address. lunch room and the library. as a whole. However, many of these rules
need modification to make things better
To start off, let’s address the ringing The new rules make it so that kids in for everyone.
cellphone in the room. “Put it back in the the lunchroom are not only barred from
pack,” unlike the other new policies, was standing, but they also can not leave for For example, make it so that you can
introduced by the teachers instead of the any reason. go to the LMC from lunch, but you have
administration. to prove that it’s your lunch period. And
These two rules were put in place to kick out kids that are not doing anything
This was because teachers felt that stop two problems: reduce fighting and or being disruptive. This will keep the
phones were taking away from class time to make catching kids that skip class library a nice quiet place while also not
and with the introduction of chrome- easier. stepping on student’s freedom.
books, the need for phones in the class
became nonexistent. “The reason [teach- If people can’t stand, then apparently As it stands now, however, the new
ers] wanted it was [because] kids were less altercations will occur. rules, even with their good intentions,
losing out on instructional time when punish us all for the actions of a few.
they were on their phone responding And if people can not leave the lunch-
to text messages or social media posts,” room, then the DA’s can assume that
Dean James Klappauf stated.

This I can agree with. As much as I, a
teen that likes his phone, hate to admit
it, phones are a distraction. And with the
Chromebooks, you don’t need a phone
to log into Google Classroom or any-
thing else. When it’s working, it’s a good
system.

Another new slogan meant to help the
school is “Everything Matters.” The idea
is that every little thing affects people’s
perception of you, whether it be com-
ing to class late or turning in late work.

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DECEMBER 06 , 2017

ONE YEAR OF DONALD TRUMP

NATE BURLEYSON

Nov. 8, 2016. An infamous day in administration has lead to justified out- white supremacists. Right after he was
American politics. Election day 2016 rage from the public. Support has gone sworn in, he issued an executive order
was the day voters came in masses to down steadily for Trump, even from banning travel from middle-eastern
decide our next president: Hillary Clin- people who were stiff supporters from countries.
ton or Donald Trump. the beginning.
It’s too bad that Donald would rather
After a long day of voting, talking The past year has had Donald Trump put his time and energy into criticism of
heads on TV, and general anxiety of the shatter expectations but not in a great professional sports stars than interna-
results, the United States woke up the way. Someone seriously needs to take tional affairs. But maybe it is a blessing
next day to the news of our next leader, away his Twitter account. in disguise, as he will not have as much
President Donald Trump. time to give United Nations speeches.
He has the twitter-fingers of an edgy
Go back to June 2015, and you will thirteen-year-old boy. Serious matters The handling of North Korea rela-
find the news that Trump will be run- cannot be talked about in 280 characters. tions must be addressed. Not only has
ning an official campaign for the presi- A Nov. 11 tweet reads “Why would Kim Donald said he will destroy North Ko-
dency. Jong-Un insult me by calling me “old,” rea in his United Nations speech, but he
when I would NEVER call him “short has also allowed the People’s Republic
You might not have thought much and fat?” Oh well, I try so hard to be his to get even angrier.
of it, or dismissed it as a joke. He had friend - and maybe someday that will
talked about his potential candidacy in happen!” The international relations are at an
the past, but now it was reality. Jump all-time low, and every time our presi-
up to present day, and the Billionaire Our President has too many flaws dent opens his mouth, he embarrasses
Reality TV Star has lived the last year as to point out, but his backwards way of himself, the country, and its entire
president. looking at social issues stems as a back- population.
bone for his embarrassing tenure.
Although he was not sworn in until In order to survive the next three
January of this year, Trump’s presiden- In October, he ruled that peopl ewho years, it is up to citizens to unite for
cy has already felt like an eternity. are transgender cannot become sol- what is right. It seems that every time
diers. In August, when Nazis marched you open up Twitter, you see the awful
His 37.9% approval rate shows that in Charlottesville, he said there were in the world. See the greatness in peo-
he is still disliked on a nationwide scale. “some very fine people” among the ple, and life will be better for everyone.
The general incompetence of the Trump

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DECEMBER 06, 2017

WHAT I’VE BEEN

WATCHING

BRANDON YECHOUT nearly one hundred years later. and enjoyable film, and it’s at the very
If you’re planning on watching this least deserving of its status as an Ameri-
THE GOLD RUSH (1925): can classic. Brando’s rating? Three-and-a-
Charlie Chaplin’s “The Gold Rush” film, be sure to watch a restoration of the half out of four stars.
1925 original, and not the 1942 re-release.
depicts Chaplin’s famed “Little Tramp” Brando’s rating? Three-and-a-half out of CHINATOWN (1974):
character as a prospector during the four stars. Roman Polanski’s “Chinatown”
Klondike Gold Rush, as he struggles to
make a living for himself in the harsh CASABLANCA (1942): follows private investigator J. J. Gittes,
tundra of the Alaskan mountains. Along played by Jack Nicholson, as he goes
the way, he finds himself infatuated with Michael Curtiz’ “Casablanca” tells the through the motions of what at first
a beautiful young woman named Geor- story of the Moroccan town of Casa- appears to be a fairly routine case. He is
gia, and searching for gold all the while, blanca during the Second World War; hired by a woman claiming to be Evelyn
attempts to win her affection. specifically, of the happenings of a small Mulwray, who requests that he trail her
cafe called “Rick’s Cafe Americain.” Rick, husband, as she suspects him of adul-
Firstly, I should note that this was the cynical owner of the cafe, played by tery. The mysterious and sudden death
actually my first experience with any of Humphrey Bogart, unexpectedly cross- of Mulwray’s husband, however, sends
Chaplin’s films. As such, I went in with es paths with an ex-lover, named Ilsa, Gittes spiraling deep into a valley of
high expectations, and I must say, I was amidst rising political tensions regarding corruption that, as he discovers over the
not disappointed. Much of the comedy a fugitive that takes refuge in Casablan- course of the film, is more sweeping and
was delightfully funny; if anything was ca. This sends Rick into a fierce internal paramount than he could have possibly
even the slightest bit unfunny, it was conflict between what he feels for Ilsa, imagined.
always at the very least charming. and what he believes is right.
I thought that this was an exceptional
There are some spectacular setups in It is considered by many to be one of noir that, with its unexpectedly dark
the film, the most famous of which is that the finest films ever created; I certainly ending, cemented itself in my mind as a
of a log cabin teetering on the edge of a enjoyed watching it, but I’m not sure that great film.
cliff with the Tramp and his companion I would go that far.
trapped inside. I was somewhat under- Nicholson, of whom I have always
whelmed, though, with the film’s lack of I found it to be a well-composed and been a fan, delivers an excellent perfor-
emotional impact. well-acted film with the addition of me- mance here, as does Faye Dunaway and
ticulous lighting and noir stylings, mak- even director John Huston, who plays
Before my initial viewing, I had been ing for an especially engaging viewing the film’s antagonist. The music fits
led to believe that this film, like many experience. The writing really grabbed the film perfectly; I absolutely love the
of Chaplin’s other films, was a comedy me as well; much of Bogart’s dialogue trumpet theme that appears at the very
with a hard-hitting emotional core. This is very quick-witted and masterfully beginning and very end of the film.
is absolutely not the case. There was per- delivered.
haps one moment in the film that I found The dialogue is also great, rife with
genuinely emotional, but aside from that, Beyond what I’ve already mentioned, interesting exchanges that keep you en-
there was really nothing of that sort. it didn’t do much else for me. It’s well tranced through every interaction Gittes
made for what it is, but placing it as the has. The aesthetic of the film is nailed,
Still, I cannot deny that this is simply AFI’s second best film of all time, I feel and the mystery keeps you intrigued. An
an excellent film, rife with iconic imag- would be overstretching its merits to exquisitely crafted and haunting work.
es and comedy that remains humorous unreasonable lengths. Still, I cannot deny Brando’s rating? Four out of four stars.
that this was an incredibly well-made
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While some studnets want to take finals after break, this will only add more stress to final exams. Photo by: Ethan Meyers

SHOULD FINALS WEEK BE HELD
AFTER WINTER BREAK?

RYAH WALKER finals after our break. information you need to know the night
I understand that we would have before is already a bad idea, but adding
Finals week is approaching and the on extra weeks without studying is even
stress is building up. Having to remem- more time to understand more topics or worse for students.
ber everything that was learned through- have the extra weeks right before break
out the semester is a struggle and it to review for final exams, but most peo- Yes, we can take control over our lives
requires a lot of time and effort. ple use that time to focus on final prepa- and be responsible young adults, but
ration. The weeks leading up to the last it would be a difficult change to adapt
Finals week is usually held the week week before break is for prep and then to since we are all used to having finals
before we head into winter break and, I break is used to relax after a long semes- before break.
believe that it is the best time for testing ter of school.
to be. Once finals are done, all we have to Not everyone is able to drop habits
do is relax over our two-week break and Taking final exams after winter break like procrastination, and there are very
have fun during the holidays. But not will only cause more issues and unnec- few reasons to support why we should
everyone agrees, I have heard some opin- essary stress over our break. We’ll be left have finals after winter break. I believe
ions on having finals after winter break. with study guides that won’t be done un- that the schedule we have now is the
til the night before we get back, because best possible time for finals week to be
I haven’t heard a more absurd idea. who actually gets them done right away? held, so that students will be able to
Yes, we do come back with about a week refrain from stress over the long break.
left of the semester, but there are a lot Taking finals later also allows us to The extended winter weekend should be
more reasons why we shouldn’t have have more time to forget about material prioritized for festivities and fun.
over a long break. Cramming all of the

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DECEMBER 06 , 2017

SALONI JAIN HELPS INTRODUCE A CLUB
THAT BECOMES A MAJOR SUCCESS

Creative Commons graphic by Karen Arnold

TANVI PANT ness world and create leadership skills. project. Start something you are really
“The club’s strengths were definitely passionate about, research the subject
Senior Saloni Jain started a new club and its potential, and once you're con-
along with other core members, Nick helping students improve in confidence vinced, get a fellow student or two with
Zagurski, Ethan Ytterberg, and Nishitha and presentation skills,” Jain said. similar interests and put the proposal
Munpally called DECA (Delta Epsilon forward,” Jain said.
Chi and Distributive Education Clubs of Wanting to get a bit of background,
America). Jain was asked if there was any interest For a long time there have been fre-
in her going into business or the market- quent questions about what exactly is the
DECA is an international association ing field. She said she wanted to go into difference between BPA and DECA or-
of high school and college students and financial risk management and market- ganizations. The question is, how should
teachers of marketing, management, and ing strategies.As for success, DECA has students know which one to join?
entrepreneurship in business, finance, been doing well; the current club has 22
hospitality, and marketing, which has members as of right now and is looking “BPA and DECA are both business
been previously offered to many schools for this number to increase in the future. clubs, but DECA is more geared towards
in and outside of District 204. the all-around field of business and mar-
“DECA will be able to expose students keting yourself and your products,” Jain
Jain noticed that DECA was an orga- to a work-related environment early on answered.
nization offered all over the nation. She, and provide an efficient tool for adoles-
along with the others, wanted to be the cents to get a vision into the job market Overall, introducing DECA to Metea
first people to introduce it to Metea. The without actually being in it,” Jain said. has proven to a successful and effec-
organization is meant for students to get Jain also had a lot to say on how to start tive measure that is benefiting many
prepared for future careers in the busi- up a successful club of any interest at students’ interests. Everyone is hoping
your local high school. “The answer is to see where DECA stands in the near
clear, every step counts for a successful future in terms of growth and reputation.

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22 / THE STAMPEDE Macy Lippe puts her skills into action as she documents her trip climbing up a waterfall in
Yosemite National Park. Lippe shares her journey on her YouTube channel.

SENIOR DECEMBER 06, 2017

MACY LIPPE Photos courtesy of Macy Lippe

TAKES ON THE WORLD WITH 23
HER GOPRO VIDEOS

ZYMA LAKHANI of Christ that is there and to
make connections with for-
Senior Macy Lippe creates GoPro eign people.
videos and shares them through her own
YouTube channel. She documents all the Lippe hopes to make
countries she has visited which are, cur- these connections even stron-
rently, 15 countries and counting includ- ger by going to Europe with the college
ing Honduras, Bahamas, Japan, Austria, she plans on attending.
England, Italy, France, and Sweden.
Lippe plans on taking this a step further “I would be connecting with
by doing a six week internship in Japan some of the younger people
through her church this summer. living in Japan and I would
definitely see if I could do
“My family travels a lot and my ances- some type of mission work lat-
tors were actually mercenaries 20 years er on in life. I am also possibly
ago. thinking about going into nurs-
ing, so if I do, I would like to be
They also met in Europe so we main- a travel nurse,” Lippe said.
ly go back to places they went and see
where they lived in Japan, which kind of By traveling to different
inspired me with this internship and my countries, she loved the idea of
GoPro videos,” Lippe said. learning different cultures and
learning how to adapt to them.
When receiving a GoPro for her birth-
day, it sparked an unpredicted passion Lippe realized this new interest
in documenting things Lippe has done or of documenting in Japan where
places she has traveled. she was able experience it all.“The
people that have [I have] been
This passion of hers took off when she around are loving, very hospita-
started making GoPro videos of march- ble, and just so caring.
ing band.
I can go up to someone and
Lippe created a promotional video for not speak their language and
marching band by strapping the camera they will give me a hug and a
onto the people in the band as they were smile even though we have noth-
playing. ing in common,” Lippe said.

Lippe’s friends are the ones that en- Lippe wishes to carry on with
couraged her to put it on YouTube. YouTubing by traveling for the
rest of her life to continue her
“I like creating a storyline of different hobby and passion that has de-
things and especially with marching veloped over the recent years.
band. I really wanted to show people
what marching band is and what it is “I think making videos is more for
about,” Lippe said. me personally and is something that
makes me happy, but if people want to
Lippe is looking forward to creating see where I am going, they can join the
another story during her internship in journey with me,” Lippe said.
Neto, Japan.

This trip is to grow the Neto Church